Desk calendar



DESK CALENDAR Filed .mev 1,v 1929y 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Nom/25,1930 PAT ' 1 KEI'HV oLARkyornrDGEwooD, vNEW rnnsrarl i f i nEsKVcALENnAnf o 1 4application meaning 1,Y 192e@I serial no feze'ie;

, The object: of the-present invention is to Y provide al simple,inexpensivehandeasily assembled `pad calendar belonging to that type ofdesk calendar in whiclifa base or platen is 5 held in an inclinedposition in relation to the top of adeskor other support by suitablelegs and on which Vbase there is provided astack of sheets adapted `tobe removed from the i stack Vby tearingr" There'havebeenfseveral A 1Pdevicesproposedffor theiassemblyo the base 1 legs, stackV ofsheetsjandtearing plateon pad calendarsofthetypeherein-referredto,`where provision was made for the removal'oi' the legsin order topermit the pad calendar tobe p shipped `in knocked down or flatposition; The object of the present invention is to pro,`

vide apad calendar inwhich the advantagev of shipping the device inknocked down or fla-t constructionand assemblyof the article and alsoto'avoid the loss offthe legs, which has i heretofore been one of thejvdisadvantages" of the knocked downtype ofpadicale'ndar. The presentdevice, therefore, comprises the base, vlegswhich are permanently"attached to the base bysimple means,` and screws which pass i throughholes in the pad, the sheets and tear`- ing plate,V and screw into Asockets in the legs. `In the drawing forming vpartof this applicatiomjfi g n `5 "F-,lgme' ist a" Plan View ofV a pad Calendar emb9d51ngmyinvading,` u

` Flful'y 2 isa side elevation thereof,

, '35 *Figure is a sectionalview takeonthe l'neS-fof Figure 1, Y

F1 gurellfis a similar view showing the parts i being assembled, and

50 3 or other support by means of legs 4, prefer-` conditionisfsacriiced in'order to simplify theably two;` arranged `adj acentjopposite sides and at onejiend olvthe'base. On the top ofthe stack ofsheets and fnear the top endthereof` `there is atearing plateV againstthevfront" "edge 6 of which the sheets` maybe torn.` fIt willbegunderstood that in day calendars and` p similar articles the sheets`are removedfromA the top ofthe pile from time togtimeeitherby tearingagainstthe edgeof thetearing plate orby `tearing them away from theclamping screws, as will be hereinafter pointedout."A j i The' legswhich support the base in v"elevated position" are bothalike, so that adescription of onelwill answerjfor both. The leg consists of a`inemberll having a bore 7 extending the major portion' of the lengtlrofi the member and il' desired arubber plug-Sinay bein'serted Y inthelower end `of this bore, theplug having anfenlarged head 9`seatingagainst the end of thelegand forming a cushion member to pre-` i vent:the leg 'from scratching thesurface of tliesupportn which the device islaced.` VVhenthe legis rstmade Nand eforejtis attached to-the`base"it"l1as`1 `a shoulderv 10 which in" the 'formi ofthe)devicefshownin Figure `5 of the drawing islmadefby "providf ing alateral flange 11 on thelegni In'tFig'ure theshoulder l0 is formedb`y"`a reductionin diameter of the upperand lower portions `of ing wanof whilris adapted@ be" upset `or lzore` provided with" aninternalithread lto receivethe clamping screw:` 14; ff

The tearing plate 5 is "provided l withaperp Vtures `to Jreceivetherethrough the clamping screws 14j which hold the bodyinfassembledposition on the base, the screws shownherein l Y having theexternalthreadl andthe heads `1,6. The Y stackr ofsheets 2 is also provided withapertnr'esi'n registerwith the"`a`pertures of the tearing plate, throughwhichV j the p Shanks of the screws 14 maypass.'

` In making] 11p the parts ffne pad dem darthe Ilegs, aregpermanentlyattached to, the base asffollows; The upper portion of the `leg /l'ispassed through an aperture-'19 near one end `of theqbase, so thatthefw'all suru EmmFFVfC-Ew rounding the bore 12 projects above the topsurface of the base and the shoulder 10 rests against the under surfaceof the base around the aperture 19. A suitable tool is then insertedinto the bore 12 and pressed downwardly, so that the edge of the wallsurrounding the bore 12 is upset or rolled until it projects outwardlyand is compressed against the top, surface of the base and around theaperture 19, in th-e manner shown at 18 in Figures 3 and 4.

When this operation has been performed, and it may be carried out bysimple dies in a press, the legs are permanently attached to the base,the portions of the base surround ing the apertures 19 being grippedbetween the shoulders 10 and the rolled edge 18. The same operation isperformed for both legs or as many as are to be applied to the device.The parts are now ready for assembly. The stack of sheets is placed uponthe top surface of the base so that the apertures in the stack of sheetsregister with the bores of the legs; the tearing plate is placed on thetop of the stack of sheets with its apertures registering with theapertures in the stack of sheets; and the Shanks of the screws 14 arepassed successively through the apertures of the tearing plate, thencethrough the apertures of the stack of sheets 2 and the end of the shankis screwed into the threaded socket 13 of the leg. The screws 14 may beturned down to cause their heads 16 to press tightly on the tearingplate where it is desired to remove sheets from the stack by tearingagainst the front edge 6 of the tearing plate, or, if desired, thescrews may be slacked off to remove pressure from the stack so that thesheets may be pulled out lengthwise to tear them away from the screws 14in which case there will be no stubs left from the torn sheets, and thetearing plate 5 will travel down as the sheets are removed from thestack. From time to time the screws 14 may be turned down or screwedfurther into the threaded sockets 13 as sheets are removed from thestack and the lower bore 7 of the leg is adapted to receive the shank ofthe screw as the latter is moved y downwardly.

From the above it will be apparent that I have provided a pad calendarin which the legs are assembled by a simple and inexpensive method toform a permanent attachment with the base while providing verticallyadjustable screws for holding the pad assembled on the base. When thestack of sheets has been consumed it is only 'necessary to remove thescrews 14 and the tearing plate and place a new stack of sheets inposition on the base and thereafter return the tearing plate to positionand replace the screws. The legs do not have to be detached from thebase when a new stack of sheets is to be assembled. As the legs arepermanently attached to the base they are not lost during shipment andit is unnecessary for the consumer to attach the legs to the base as informer devices.

Having described my invention, what I claim is: i

1. In a pad calendar the combination of a base having apertures and astack of sheets supported on said base, legs for holding one end of saidbase in an elevated position on a support, said legs extending throughsaid base and having portions engaging the inner and outer surfaces ofsaid base around said apertures to secure the legs to the base, saidlegs having longitudinal bores and screws for extending through thestack of sheets and threaded into said legs for the purpose of securingthe stack of sheets to said base.

2. In a pad calendar the combination of a base having apertures, a stackof sheets supported on said base, and legs for holding one end of saidbase in an elevated position on a support, said legs extending throughthe apertures of said base and having a shoulder engaging the bottomsurface of said base adjacent the apertures, the upper ends of said legswhich project through said apertures being Vturned outwardly to formflanges for engaging the upper side of said base adjacent saidapertures, and screws extending through the stack of sheets and threadedinto said legs to secure the stack of sheets to said base.

3. In a pad calendar the combination of a base having apertures, a stackof perforated sheets supported on said base, legs for holding one end ofsaid base in an elevated position on a support, the upper ends of saidlegs extending through the apertures of said base, said legs havingshoulders resting against the under side of said base adjacent said apertures,said legs having longitudinal bores and a .sub bore spaced fromthe upper end of the legs, said legs having their upper ends forcedoutwardly and downwardly against the upper surface of said base adjacentthe apertures of said base and screws extending through the stack ofsheets and threaded into said sub bore of said legs and adapted tosecure thest-ack of sheets 'to said base.

Signed at the city, county and State of New York, this 14th day of May,1929.

KEITH CLARK.

